Gibbs pulls back the curtain on body image

Outspoken WTA pro Nicole Gibbs does a lot to catalyze honesty and diversity of thought on tour and in the Twittersphere.

In her latest post to be engaged with and shared widely, she pulls back the curtain, so to speak, on matters of body and image.

"What we see in the mirror and what we choose to post on social media are often nowhere near the same thing," Gibbs wrote, in part, in alluding to entertainer Demi Lovato's own social post (on Instagram) serving as the impetus for hers.

The response to Gibbs' candid sharing was immediate, prolonged and mighty. Among them:

The No. 118–ranked Gibbs is playing in Bogota, Colombia, this week.

Follow Jon on Twitter @jonscott9.

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